Particle acceleration in the magnetotail and aurora

J Birn, AV Artemyev, DN Baker, M Echim… - Space science …, 2012 - Springer
This paper deals with acceleration processes in the magnetotail and the processes that
enhance particle precipitation from the tail into the ionosphere through electric fields in the …

In-situ observations of reconnection in space

G Paschmann, M Øieroset, T Phan - Space Science Reviews, 2013 - Springer
This paper gives an overview of the insights into the magnetic reconnection process
obtained by in-situ measurements across current sheets found in planetary magnetospheres …

Energetic electron acceleration by unsteady magnetic reconnection

HS Fu, YV Khotyaintsev, A Vaivads, A Retinò, M André - Nature Physics, 2013 - nature.com
The mechanism that produces energetic electrons during magnetic reconnection is poorly
understood. This is a fundamental process responsible for stellar flares,, substorms,, and …

The role of three-dimensional transport in driving enhanced electron acceleration during magnetic reconnection

JT Dahlin, JF Drake, M Swisdak - Physics of Plasmas, 2017 - pubs.aip.org
Magnetic reconnection is an important driver of energetic particles in many astrophysical
phenomena. Using kinetic particle-in-cell simulations, we explore the impact of three …

Particle acceleration by magnetic reconnection in geospace

M Oka, J Birn, J Egedal, F Guo, RE Ergun… - Space Science …, 2023 - Springer
Particles are accelerated to very high, non-thermal energies during explosive energy-
release phenomena in space, solar, and astrophysical plasma environments. While it has …

Observations and simulations of non-local acceleration of electrons in magnetotail magnetic reconnection events

M Ashour-Abdalla, M El-Alaoui, ML Goldstein, M Zhou… - Nature Physics, 2011 - nature.com
Magnetic reconnection in magnetized plasmas represents a change in magnetic field
topology and is associated with a concomitant energization of charged particles that results …

[HTML][HTML] Electron acceleration in three-dimensional magnetic reconnection with a guide field

JT Dahlin, JF Drake, M Swisdak - Physics of Plasmas, 2015 - pubs.aip.org
Kinetic simulations of 3D collisionless magnetic reconnection with a guide field show a
dramatic enhancement of energetic electron production when compared with 2D systems. In …

MMS observations of large guide field symmetric reconnection between colliding reconnection jets at the center of a magnetic flux rope at the magnetopause

M Øieroset, TD Phan, C Haggerty… - Geophysical …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
We report evidence for reconnection between colliding reconnection jets in a compressed
current sheet at the center of a magnetic flux rope at Earth's magnetopause. The …

Observations of particle acceleration in magnetic reconnection–driven turbulence

RE Ergun, N Ahmadi, L Kromyda… - The Astrophysical …, 2020 - iopscience.iop.org
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Electron power-law spectra in solar and space plasmas

M Oka, J Birn, M Battaglia, CC Chaston, SM Hatch… - Space Science …, 2018 - Springer
Particles are accelerated to very high, non-thermal energies in solar and space plasma
environments. While energy spectra of accelerated electrons often exhibit a power law, it …